Real WW2 Gunto or Fake?

[Daddy Cool]

Hi guys,

First post here, from a UK newbie.

I bought this sword about 10 years ago, for £25 from an antiques shop in England. Im fascinated by Japanese swords but a bit too poor to buy a "real" one for now. Anyway, my grandfather fought in Burma in WW2 and left me a Japanese prayer flag which hands proudly on my wall. I hoped my sword was an authentic (but factory produced) Shin Gunto sword from the same era, and it hangs beneath the flag. Ive done a bit of internet research in the past few days which makes me think its a chinese fake -could anyone confirm? If so, is it a fake of the same period (ie, just after the war) or a modern fake?

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ ... ry/012.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ ... ry/019.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ ... ry/015.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ ... ry/013.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ ... ry/025.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ ... ry/032.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ ... ry/018.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ ... ry/017.jpg

And for anyone thats interested, here is the flag, signed by several people (i assume allied troops)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ ... ry/002.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/ ... ry/008.jpg

 

Any help appreciated, and i hope im not asking the same questions you are sick of hearing!

 

Chris R

[Stephen]

didnt get past the first pix...copy gunto from china id guess

[Mark Green]

Fake. Chinese.

[Daddy Cool]

Ah, ok, thats a shame then. Modern copy, or could you estimate the age of it? Were the chinese copies done just after the war to cash-in on the fascination with the ones the soldiers were bringing back?

[Mark Green]

It looks pretty old.

50s of 60s ?

Mark G